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> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: Jussi Silvennoinen
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 1:43 PM
> To: taroon-list@(protected)
> Subject: Re: How to update/override packages?
>
> > What is the right way to update and/or override packages that are
> provided
> > by Redhat, but are horribly out of date? For example, the TIFF library
> in
> > the RHEL3 distro is version 3.5.7, while the current release is version
> > 3.7.3. Also, OpenOffice is at release 2.0, but Redhat is only
> distributing
> > version 1.2. And PostgreSQL v8.1.0 was just released; who knows how long
> > Redhat will take to get that into the distro, if ever.
> >
> > These are only a couple examples of many that I need to update in order
> to
> > begin transitioning my MS Windows apps to Linux. I recently tried to
> update
> > the gtk+ libraries so I could update gimp and it really mucked up my
> system.
> > It is at all possible to get new versions of these packages?
>
> You're using the wrong distro, this is not what RHEL is for.
> I suggest you look for a Linux distro which is bleeding edge up to the
> point of daily virgin sacrifices.
>
> You can get somewhere close to this by using rawhide. But it ain't fun to
> start your mornings by fixing what the overnight upgrade cronjob broke.
>
> --
>
> Jussi
>
Hey Jussi,
Thanks for the advice. I guess the problem was that I just requested a Linux
system for my office's system administrators. They are all Windoze guys and
one linux distro looks pretty much like any other, right? ;-)
Anyway, I'll look around and see what might better fit my requirements.
Thanks again.
Thom
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